Truth lies within
You have a choice. You can throw in the towel, or you can use it to wipe the sweat off of your face.
Happiness is more a state of health than wealth.
Frank Tyger
Who is Frank Tyger?
I do not have a psychiatrist and I do not want one, for the simple reason that if he listened to me long enough, he might become disturbed.
“Call me Ishmael… I am tormented with an everlasting itch for things remote. I love to sail forbidden seas, and land on barbarous coasts… By reason of these things, then, the whaling voyage was welcome; the great flood-gates of the wonder-world swung open, and in the wild conceits that swayed me to my purpose, two and two there floated into my inmost soul, endless processions of the whale, and, mid most of them all, one grand hooded phantom, like a snow hill in the air.” Herman Melville [Read more...]
“A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.” — Dutch proverb
After going through two pairs of YakTraxs this winter I decided to try something different and bought some Kahtoola Microspikes. I’d thought about buying them before but had been put off by the manufacturers $59 price tag, but decided that if they last longer than my Traks, the investment would be worth it. In the end I purchased them via Amazon from Altrec.com at a lot less than Kahtoola list them at.
So far I’ve used them 3 or 4 times and been impressed. They look pretty aggressive and you can’t help wondering if you’ll do yourself a nasty injury if you fall wearing them. But, they are easy to put on and off and definitely do a good job of providing traction in a range of conditions
The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing you have done your best and that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give.
The Forgotten Beatitude: Blessed are you if you can laugh at yourself, for you shall never cease to … [Read More...]
